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Originally posted on Techrights on March 15, 2012.
Co-authored with Roy Schestowitz Summary: A Free software-centric Bill C-11 analysis At Techrights, we are heavily involved in the issue of software patents and the harm to Free (as in freedom) software that they can cause. In Canada, however, the issue of software patents has … Continue reading Canadian Bill C-11 – Harmful to Free Software PPCA Statement of Solidarity with the Quebec Student Protests The Pirate Party of Canada stands behind the Quebec Student Protesters who are standing up for their right to affordable education. The corporatization of the public education system is an issue all Canadians should take extremely seriously. Rising tuition fees are only the tip of the … Continue reading Déclaration de solidarité avec les manifestations étudiantes du Québec par le PPCA On April 20th & 21st, the rural town of Osgoode held their annual Osgoode Home & Trade Show. The event holds about 50 booths, and is visited by several hundred people annually. This year, the Pirate Party of Canada (PPCA) obtained a booth to provide an easy-to-access location to discuss the party’s views with average … Continue reading PPCA in Rural Canada On Friday the Supreme Court upheld the need for judicial oversight of police surveillance activities. In R. v. Tse. the Supreme Court upheld that under emergency conditions police may undertake surveillance activities without a warrant, however the existing provisions for this in the Criminal Code were ruled to be overly broad. The court stressed the … Continue reading Supreme Court Upholds Judicial Oversight of Police Surveillance Canada Post has filed a lawsuit against GeoCoder.ca over GeoCoder’s crowdsourced ’Canadian Postal Code Geocoded Database’. The case will involve complicated questions over the extent of copyright and ability of copyright infringement to be filed against independent production. This case highlights attempts by copyright holders to ever expand the scope of their ‘rights’ at the … Continue reading Canada Post Sues GeoCoder.ca Over Postal Code Database |
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